Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born in a very poor fisherman’s family on 15 October‚ 1931 in Rameshwaram. Though he was a legatee of adversity and poverty yet he was not born to shatter. His father Jainul Abden was a hawker and used to sell newspapers. By dint of his intelligence and diligence he obtained a degree from St. Joseph College of Trichurapalli. Thereafter he obtained a diploma in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. After obtaining his diploma in
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All of my teachers have had an impact on me one way or another‚ but the most significant teachers for me were Mr. Nicu Carturescu‚ English; Mr. Stanescu Marcel Volleyball; and Mrs. Lori Fernandez‚ English as a Second Language (ESL) Mr. Nicu Carturescu was a great teacher. He was my English teacher in Romania. First‚ I appreciated his skills in English. He had studied in the United Kingdom and spoke very fluently. I also considered him a very prepared teacher. He always had our lessons planned
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For each of us there is one person who has been made difference in our lives. A family member‚ a friend or a teacher can make the difference. Sometimes these changes become part of our lives and are not easy to forget. The person who has been influential in my life is my high school teacher. Ms. Polin a very helpful and generous person who did a big favor in my life. She helped me in my difficult time. She prepared me for my English Regents exam. She influenced my life in a positive way.
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The main character in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is Willy Loman. He is an old salesman who lives in world build up of illusions and memories. His life is based on dreams which never come true. Willy is trying to accomplish the American Dream‚ but in his dream accomplishment successes of his sons‚ Biff and Happy‚ do not exist. Loman’s receipt for wealth is personal attractiveness and well likeness‚ unfortunately he never achieve these receipts. During his life he follows
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"A Special Person" Her name is Marie and she is my mother. Marie is a very warm and caring soul. She is always there for her family‚ freely giving us love and support. She bore six children but when I came along she willingly embraced me as her own and I became number seven. I am her first grandchild‚ she has cared for me from birth‚ and this is why I call her Mom. Marie was born in the thirty’s to very poor and uneducated parents. Other children made fun of her as a child because of the clothes
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Anh-Thu Nguyen Francis Williams ENGL 1301 Feb 11‚ 2015 The person who can drive me crazy I always try to be nice with everyone. And that personality sometime brings me many problems. One of things that made me regret the most was accepted my classmate‚ Ivy‚ became my roommate. She might be a nice person when we just study in the same class and meet couple hours a day. But‚ everything was different when we live together. I recognized that she was not the one I thought anymore. She changed in negative
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burned to the bone. Now‚ despite her unique physicality‚ she’s competing in national fitness competitions. The moment I knew about her was the moment my thoughts had been altered when I was turning 16. Thomas was not expected to survive and for most people the injuries she suffered would have been enough to cripple her for life‚ but instead she persevered and is now a competitive body builder and model. Talk about inspiring. Her dance routines during fitness competitions include high kicks‚ splits
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One will come upon a time in their life where they will question if they are naturally a good or bad person. This is normal‚ for it is all a part of human nature for someone to determine their authentic propensity. The stories “The Man to Send Rain Clouds” by Leslie Marmon Silko‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ “A Man Who Was Almost a Man” by Richard Wright‚ “Hills Like White Elephants”‚ and “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery
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way the people more particularly the youth‚ must be made aware of the evil consequences of this habit. They must be made to realize that ’the friends’ who initiate them into this evil practice are not their friends but their enemies. They exploit them for their own nefarious ends. Secondly‚ there must be a concentrated drive against smugglers who smuggle these drugs into the country and make huge profits by selling it to their unlucky‚ helpless victims. Thirdly‚ de-addiction centers must be established
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The person who has contributed much to Lithuania Patriotism and devotion to your homeland are one of the kindest and most wonderful feelings. And although a lot of people are saying that nowadays all patriotism is gone. I think that there are still some people remaining that are trying to do as much as they can for the sake of their country. However we also should not forget those who have contributed much to our country in the past. And in my opinion‚ one of these people is Arvydas Sabonis.
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